Running Towards the Sun: Verna Volker

She Explores

Gale Straub

Road Trips, Sports, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Society & Culture, Creativity, Wilderness, Hiking, Places & Travel, Outdoor Women, Camping, Outdoors

4.6 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Verna is Navajo, a mother of four, and days away from running a 50-mile ultra run. She started running after having her second child 12 years ago. Hear about Verna's journey as a runner and how it’s underlined her resilience as a person. Now she's bringing native women together by uplifting their running journeys, too.

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